FÉLICIEN ROPS

Some 30 works by Félicien Rops span the breadth of his oeuvre. Beginning his career as an illustrator for the self-founded publication Uylenspiegel, Félicien Rops published artistic, political and social caricatures in lithography. Like Goya, Rops defended free speech and fought against the moral rigidity of the bourgeoisie and the clergy. He cherished his obscurity and did not want to be famous.

Felicien-Rops-34-Madeleine
Madeleine
Felicien-Rops-25-Les-Diaboliques-Le-Bonheur-dans-le-crime
Les Diaboliques
Felicien-Rops-19-Les-Sataniques-Le-Sacrifice
Les Sataniques Le Sacrifice
Felicien-Rops-23-Les-Diaboliques-Le-Rideau-cramoisi
Le Rideau cramoisi
Felicien-Rops-28-Les-Diaboliques-La-Vengeance-dune-femme
La Vengeance dune femme
Felicien-Rops-17-Les-Sataniques-L-Enlevement
L'Enlevement
Felicien-Rops-09-La-Vol-et-la-prostitution-dominant-le-monde
La Vol
Felicien-Rops-33-Holocauste
Holocauste
Felicien-Rops-15-Quatrieme-verre-de-cognac
Quatrieme verre de cognac
Felicien-Rops-22-Les-Diaboliques-Le-Sphinx
Le Sphinx
Felicien-Rops-26-Les-Diaboliques-Le-Dessous-de-cartes-dune-partie-de-whist
Felicien-Rops-27-Les-Diaboliques-A-un-diner-dathees
A un diner dathees
Felicien-Rops-20-Les-Sataniques-Le-Calvaire
Le Calvaire
Felicien-Rops-16-Les-Sataniques-Satan-semant-livraie
Satan semant livraie
Felicien-Rops-18-Les-Sataniques-L-Idole
L'Idole
Felicien-Rops-14-La-Prostitution-et-la-folie-dominant-le-monde
Felicien-Rops-24-Les-Diaboliques-Le-Plus-bel-amour-de-Don-Juan
Felicien-Rops-29-La-Foire-aux-Amours
La Foire aux Amours
Felicien-Rops-13-La-Sieste
La Sieste
Felicien-Rops-42-Agonie
Agonie
Felicien-Rops-36-Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
Felicien-Rops-44-Satan-jetant-a-la-terre-la-pature-quelle-attend
1833

Born 7 July. Remains parents' only son. Father is a wealthy industrialist.

1849

Father's death.

1851

Enrolled Université Libre in Brussels at the Faculty of Law. Emerges as a successful caricaturist.

1856

A substantial inheritance from his father enables him to found the magazine "l'Uylenspiegel". Enters into marriage the following year.

1864

Meet Charles Baudelaire with whom a lasting bond develops.

1868

Begins a relationship with sisters Aurélie and Leontine Duluc from Paris.

1874

Moves to Paris and becomes the city's highest-paid illustrator.

1878

A highlight of his career as an artist. Origin of "Pornocrates" and "La Tentation de Saint Antoine".

1886

"Pornocrates" creates a scandal at an exhibition organised around "XX Group" (Les Vingts). Beginning of friendship with Armand Rassenfosse.

1898

Having lived in "Demi-Lune", his house in Essonnes near Paris, since 1892, he died on 23 August. Had received the Legion d'Honneur earlier in the year.